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Ryan_1985

Hi, Just joined to see if this helps and to get advice from others who experience similar struggles. My name is Ryan. [removed by mod rule 2] . I’m struggling a lot at the moment. I was diagnosed in 2015 after years of difficulties dating back to my early teens at school. Over the past 10 years, I’ve hardly left my home. I struggle a lot around people and experience mutism, though I’m able to speak once I feel safe. I'm struggling a lot feeling isolated, I have no friends and have hardly spoken to anyone in years.

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  • Hello Ryan,

    And welcome.  It's all very new for me also; my diagnosis was only a few weeks ago.

    From what you describe, I can only sympathise; my autism is so different from yours.  And that's the thing: we are all unique!  That would seem an obstacle to you I suspect, given your need for understanding and time to feel safe.  But I do think that in time, that obstacle could also be a strength as you (we?) learn and grow in our discovery of who we are and how to be part of a diverse group.

    You mentioned, replying to Oscar, that you liked old movies; welcome to my world.  Grinning  The early noir movies especially are a firm favourite of mine.  I see you have an interest in the early PC's; my experience was with the Acorn Electron and Archimedes machines, such clever devices that packed a lot into limited systems.  And cameras?  My hobby is photography.  I have several cameras that I use regularly, though they are now too heavy for me to use for long periods, so I am fortunate to have a small studio where I make still life pictures, and the camera sits on a tripod.  So, if you don't mind me prattling on about old films and cameras, then hit me up for a chat sometime.  I confess my passion for computers has waned since they became a big part of my working life.

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    Hi Ryan,

    Sorry, I've been away from my computer these last several days.  Living in Spain as a foreigner means that the authorities need us to to form fill at regular intervals.  This week, yesterday actually, I had to travel to Seville (the capital of Andalusia) to complete my application for permanent residence status, and now I have my new, valid for ten years, ID card!  Smiley

    Other things that sneak up on us 'oldies' are dental visits.  It seems I spend more time in dentists' chairs these days than I ever did as a whipersnapper!  That and traipsing to see the doctor- well, traipse is too strong, as the surgery is less than a five-minute walk from home, but you get my drift.

    Today is the only day this week when I have nothing booked, so I took advantage- well, my body did, in that it refused to acknowledge daylight, and I snoozed on till half past ten this morning.  Very welcome it was too.

    So, again I'm sorry to have been unavailable after saying that it would be good to chat.  Feel free to reach out and give my backside a virtual kicking.  Upside down

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  • in reply to Iago

    Hi Ryan,

    Sorry, I've been away from my computer these last several days.  Living in Spain as a foreigner means that the authorities need us to to form fill at regular intervals.  This week, yesterday actually, I had to travel to Seville (the capital of Andalusia) to complete my application for permanent residence status, and now I have my new, valid for ten years, ID card!  Smiley

    Other things that sneak up on us 'oldies' are dental visits.  It seems I spend more time in dentists' chairs these days than I ever did as a whipersnapper!  That and traipsing to see the doctor- well, traipse is too strong, as the surgery is less than a five-minute walk from home, but you get my drift.

    Today is the only day this week when I have nothing booked, so I took advantage- well, my body did, in that it refused to acknowledge daylight, and I snoozed on till half past ten this morning.  Very welcome it was too.

    So, again I'm sorry to have been unavailable after saying that it would be good to chat.  Feel free to reach out and give my backside a virtual kicking.  Upside down

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